Oncolytics Enters into Sponsorship Agreement with NCIC CTG

Published: Friday, May 04, 2012
Last Updated: Thursday, May 03, 2012

Agreement at Queen's University for randomized phase II study in colorectal cancer.

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement whereby the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (CTG) at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, will sponsor and conduct a randomized Phase II study of REOLYSIN® in patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer.

"We are pleased to be conducting a second randomized study with the NCIC CTG," said Dr. Brad Thompson, President and CEO of Oncolytics.

Dr. Thompson continued, "This study will build on both our early preclinical and clinical colorectal cancer work, as well as preclinical research combining REOLYSIN with Avastin®. As a Company, we intend to continue expanding our clinical program to include randomized studies of frequently diagnosed cancers."